The Rational Public
Fifty Years of Trends in Americans’ Policy Preferences
Preface
1. Rational Public Opinion
2. The Myth of Capricious Change
3. Opinions about Social Issues
4. Economic Welfare
5. Foreign Policy: World War II and the Cold War
(Coauthored by John M. Gillroy)
6. Vietnam, Détente, and the New Cold War
(Coauthored by John M. Gillroy)
7. Parallel Publics
8. The Causes of Collective Opinion Change
9. Education and Manipulation of Public Opinion
10. Democracy, Information, and the Rational Public
Appendix to Figures
Notes
Bibliography
Index
American Political Science Association: Philip E. Converse Book Award
Won
Political Science: American Government and Politics | Political Behavior and Public Opinion
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